so they invited around 50 local dignitaries to a Japanese-style dinner. The dishes were mostly flavored with dashi broth, and the guests were very vocal about how delicious and healthy the food was.

Molten-hot, gooey, and filled with bite-sized pieces of chewy octopus (or other non-tentacled fillings of your choice), ...

In keeping with the Japanese philosophy ... the longest-running takoyaki store, founded in the 1930s by the inventor himself, Tomekichi Endo. The original recipe consists of smaller spheres ...